Books in the Comparative Constitutional Change series

This collection focuses on the particular nexus of popular sovereignty and constitutional change, and the implications of the recent surge in populism for systems where constitutional change is directly decided upon by the people via referendum.

This book provides a comparative analysis of how judgments from the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) affect political participation and electoral justice at the national level.

This book explains how the idea and practice of unconstitutional constitutional amendments informs politics through various social and political actors, and in both formal and informal amendment processes. It is the first book-length study of the law and politics of unconstitutional constitutional amendments in Asia.

This collection explores the impact of activist courts on democracy, separation of powers and rule of law in times of emergency constitutionalism. It will be a valuable resource for academics and researchers working in the areas of courts, constitutional law and constitutional politics.

This book discusses contemporary accountability and transparency mechanisms by presenting a selection of case studies. It will be a valuable resource for academics, researchers and policymakers working in the areas of Constitutional Law and Politics.

This book analyses the specificity of the law-making activity of European constitutional courts. The main hypothesis is that currently constitutional courts are positive legislators whose position in the system of State organs needs to be redefined.

This book explores the relationship between populism or populist regimes and constitutional interpretation used in those regimes. Written by renowned national constitutional scholars, the book will be essential reading for students, academics and researchers working in Constitutional Law and Politics.

This book offers a multi-discursive analysis of the constitutional foundations for peaceful coexistence, the constitutional background for discontent and the impact of discontent, and the consequences of conflict and revolution on the constitutional order of a democratic society which may lead to its implosion.

This book examines the interstices among statutory enactment, constitutional convention and formal constitution in which quasi-constitutionality exists.

This book examines how new challenges such as the financial crisis, terrorism, mass migration and other country-specific problems have affected constitutional review in Europe. Adopting a common analytical structure, it examines how the issues have been addressed in ten individual countries.

This collection documents, analyses and reflects on the Icelandic constitutional reform between 2009 and 2017. Its twelve substantive chapters are written by the main actors in the reform, including the chair of the Constitutional Council that drafted the 2011 Proposal for a New Constitution.